Having started the season attempting to make their way through the UEFA Champions League play-offs, both Thun and Hearts have tumbled through the European competitions to end up in the Conference League.
Neither have posted a victory in the first two rounds of fixtures in the league stage of the competition and Thun are yet to even score.
Hearts have got over a tough start to the season after going so close to winning the Scottish Premiership last term, and they will be hoping to make up for the disappointment of falling to Edinburgh rivals Hibernian in the semi-finals of the Scottish League Cup last weekend.
Thun v Hearts Tips Summary
Best Bet - Hearts to win @ 2/1
Alternative Bet - Claudio Braga to score at any time @ 8/5
Bet Builder - Over 2 goals, Brighton Labeau 2+ shots on target & Hearts to have most corners @ 8/1
Thun v Hearts Prediction
Best Bet: Hearts to win @ 2/1
Neither Thun nor Hearts wanted to be playing in the Conference League this year, but it is the Swiss outfit who look to be having the more difficult season and they could fall to a third successive league-stage defeat.
They are the only team in the competition who have failed to find the net in their opening two games and one victory in their nine home matches this season really does tell its own story.
Hearts had a big comedown after going so close to winning the Scottish title last season and a recent 7-1 defeat at champions Celtic will have hurt.
However, they were unfortunate to be denied by a late Nordsjaelland goal in their opening league-phase game and they have enough to inflict more woe on a team who are struggling to keep their opponents at bay this term.
Alternative Bet: Claudio Braga to score at any time @ 8/5
Claudio Braga is becoming a folk hero at Hearts and he can enhance his great relationship with the Tynecastle faithful by firing them to their first victory in the league phase of the Conference League.
The Portuguese forward has scored five goals for the Jambos in the Scottish Premiership this season, and has netted in his last three appearances against Motherwell, Rangers and in the League Cup defeat to Hibs.
He had fired in 20 shots in his seven games before that loss to his team’s Edinburgh rivals and it would not be a surprise if he kept his scoring streak going on Thursday.
Thun v Hearts Bet Builder Tip
Over 2 goals
Brighton Labeau 2+ shots on target
Hearts to have most corners
Pays 8/1
There looks a strong chance there will be plenty of goals in this one as all but four of Thun’s last 19 games have featured at least three and they have the leakiest defence in the Swiss Super League, having conceded 34 goals in their 12 games.
Both of their matches in this competition have ended as 1-0 defeats against Hajduk Split and Twente, but there is scope for this one to be a lot more free-scoring and their forward, Brighton Labeau, should hit the target with at least two shots.
Labeau scored twice in their 5-4 comeback win against Lausanne Sport on Sunday, which would have given the Martinique forward a big confidence boost as he had gone eight games without a goal.
The 30-year-old has had six shots on target in his last three outings, so he can test the Hearts goalkeeper on more than one occasion on Thursday.
While Thun have struggled to score in this season’s Conference League, they have also earned just three corners in their opening three games.
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Key Match Stats
Thun are the only team yet to score in the league phase of this season’s Conference League
The Swiss outfit have won just one of their nine home matches this season
Thun have kept just two clean sheets in 20 matches this term
Both teams have scored in 11 of Hearts’ 14 games this season
The Jambos have failed to find the net in just one of their last 20 contests
There have been at least three goals in 15 of Thun’s last 19 matches
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